As you would expect in a letter, there are many places where Paul shares his own heart and motivations. While many academic papers and books have been written about the book of Romans, the book itself is not a piece of academic literature. It's a letter. It's a letter sent to a real, live, breathing church made up of real, live, breathing people very much like you and me. There were men, women, boys and girls; young and old; rich and poor; people from different ethnic backgrounds and very different educational experiences. There were healthy people and sick people, and Paul knew a number of church members personally (ch 16). After sharing his conviction in v 14 that his readers are full of goodness and complete in knowledge, Paul shares some things about HIMself that we can carry over to OURselves. I have summarized these thoughts in terms of boldness, boasting, and building...
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Pastor Bruce Ray has been senior pastor of Juanita Community Church in Kirkland, Washington since 1976. He also serves as a Police, Fire & EMS chaplain. Books include Withhold Not Correction and Celebrating the Sabbath (both published by P&R Publishing). He is a member of the...